Forme Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com WebUS form / ( fɔːm) / noun printing type matter, blocks, etc, assembled in a chase and ready for printing Word Origin for forme C15: from French: form Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012